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Steven Küchler
Steven Küchler (born November 5, 1975, in Schmölln, Thuringia) is a boxer from Germany, who is nicknamed ''Mr. Hollywood''. Amateur He represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Welterweight Division (– 67 kg) division by Romania's eventual bronze medalist Dorel Simion Dorel Simion (born February 13, 1977, in București) is a Romanian boxer. Simion won the Welterweight bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also won gold at the 1997 World Championships and 1998 European Championships. Personal .... Out of 261 amateur fights, he won 234. Professional Boxer Küchler began his professional boxing career in 2002, representing the box promotion "Universum" and after 7 fights and several injuries, he decided to retire from boxing in 2004. In 2010, he made a comeback in the middleweight division. Work as a trainer Steven Küchler is now working with several pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class in combat sports. Originally the term ''welterweight'' was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like muay Thai, taekwondo, and mixed martial arts also use it for their own weight division system to classify the opponents. If used, welterweight is typically between lightweight and middleweight. Etymology The first known instance of the term is from 1831, meaning 'heavyweight horseman', later 'boxer or wrestler of a certain weight' by 1896. This sense comes from earlier ''welter'', 'heavyweight horseman or boxer' from 1804, possibly from 15th century , meaning 'to beat severely'. Boxing Professional boxing A professional welterweight boxer's weight is greater than 140 pounds, and no more than 147 pounds (about 63.5–66.7 kg). Current world champions Current champions Current world rankings =''The Ring''= As of April 21, 2025. Keys: : Current ''The Ring (magazine), The Ring'' world champion =''BoxRec''= . Longest-reigning worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |